China vows not to create debt traps with African projects
Beijing denies any ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ saying such accusations are ignorant of ‘the true friendship between China and Africa’
25 June 2019 - 12:08
Beijing — Chinese development projects in Africa must be sustainable, the government’s top diplomat told senior African ministers on Tuesday, as he denounced “outside forces” that seek to vilify co-operation by accusing China of creating debt traps.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60bn to African nations at a China-Africa summit on co-operation in September, matching the size of funds offered at the previous summit in Johannesburg in 2015...
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